01/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – As previously announced (see EUROPE 11679), on Thursday 1 December, the European Parliament again called for a “cooling off” period in which former Commissioners are not authorised to work in their area of expertise in the private sector of a minimum of three years, instead of the current 18 months. MEPs would like the declaration of financial interest of Commissioners to include all present and past interests and activities over the course of the previous...